Capacitating farmers on basic digital literacy and financial training
Day 1: AsiaDHRRA’s Smallholder Economic Empowerment through Digital Solutions (SEEDS) Project conducted a two-day workshop on capacitating member farmers of Matulatula Agrarian Reform Community Cooperative (MARCCO) on 9-10 December 2024 at Pola, Oriental Mindoro. The first day of the workshop focused on essential functions and understanding using smartphones, operating systems, applications, and best practices for […]
SEEDS Project Orientation to select farmers’ organization in the Philippines
AsiaDHRRA and PhilDHRRA jointly conducted a series of project orientations to farmers’ organizations (FO), namely Batu Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative (BAFAMCO) and Coalition of Municipal Fisherfolk Associations (COMFAS) in Zamboanga, Sibugay, and Kabangasan-Mapua-Dahilig Arc Cooperative (KAMADA Arc Coop) in Balingoan, Misamis Oriental on 2-5 June 2024. The visits provided comprehensive orientation for FO/Coop and stakeholders regarding […]
SEEDS Project Orientation to select farmers organization in Cambodia
From 27 to 29 May 2024, the Cambodhrra project management team visited and oriented seven farming communities in three selected provinces targeted for implementing the Smallholder Economic Empowerment through Digital Solutions (SEEDS) project. The team assessed seven agricultural cooperatives (AC) in three select provinces, as their partner farmer organizations suggested, including the FNN, FWN, FAEC, […]
Training on Enumerators for RISE-UP Project
AsiaDHRRA, with its partner consortium, conducted a training on enumerators of the RISE-UP Project on 18-20 April 2024 at Tagum City, Davao del Norte. The workshop was led by PhilDHRRA, implemented face-to-face, and utilized various approaches such as learning exercises, lectures, and other training instruments. It was the 1st community level training to generate community […]
Project launch against child labor in agriculture sector in the Philippines
AsiaDHRRA, in collaboration with the Community Organizers Multiversity – CO Multiversity, Kaanib Foundation, Inc., and Phildhrra-Mindanao, launched the RISE-UP (Resilience Inclusion Sustainability Empowerment Unity Progress) project on 17 April 2024 at Barangay Mankila, Tagum City, Davao del Norte. The event was attended by farmers’ organisations from Bukidnon and Maguindano (young youth, rural women, farmers), local […]
REPOSTING: Regional Technology Integration and Applications Specialist (RTIAS)
Job accountability: The Regional Technology Integration and Applications Specialist (RTIAS) leads the process of identification, validation, and consolidation of farm/agriculture needs (with specific emphasis on smallholder field realities), matching these with available digital technologies/applications (through a process of integration). The RTIAS also ensures that the knowledge, attitude, and skills necessary for farmer-users to effectively use […]
SEEDS collaboration with the Philippine’s Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)
AsiaDHRRA and the Philippines’s Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) met via Zoom conference to collaborate on AsiaDHRRA’s digital agriculture project – Smallholder Economic Empowerment through Digital Solutions (SEEDS) on 11 April 2024. The department’s Undersecretary, Ms. Jocelle Batapa Sigue has joined the regional Project Advisory Group (PAG) and will provide strategic guidance to […]
USAID Visited the RUML Biyayang Lokal Launching in Valenzuela City
USAID Deputy Administrator Paloma Adams-Allen and Mission Director Ryan Washburn joined the Rural-Urban Market Link (RUML) team for the launch of Biyayang Lokal in Valenzuela City on 21 March 2024. Biyayang Lokal, a subprogram under RUML, aims to promote and link farmers’ products to the urban markets and deliver affordable, fresh, and nutritious food via […]
The VIII Global Conference Family Farming: Sustainability of our Planet
AsiaDHRRA’s Secretary General, Ms Marlene Ramirez, participated in World Rural Forum’s (WRF) 8th Global Conference Family Farming: Sustainability of our Planet, held at Europa Palace, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, on 19-21 March 2024. Ms Ramirez spoke at a special event on the Economic Sustainability of Family Farming, Value Chains, and Associativism and shared the experience of Matulatula Agrarian […]
RUML forging partnerships on digital innovation platforms
RUML met with Mastercard and Deliver-E to forge partnerships on digital innovation platforms. Supported by the USAID, the platform will streamline information sharing among rural farmers’ produce and facilitate access to urban markets. The design involves platform delivery by Mastercard for RUML, while Deliver-E focuses on seamless logistical operations or delivery from farm to market. […]
